Amitai Abramovitch, Ph.D.€¦ · The Rothschild Family Foundation, Yad-Hanadiv, Israel 2010 Doctoral Student Excellence Award ($9,000) Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University

Amitai Abramovitch, Ph.D. | Vitae March, 2018

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Amitai Abramovitch, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

CURRENT POSITION

2015 – Assistant Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology

Texas State University

EDUCATION

HONORS & AWARDS

Department of Psychology


UAC, Rm 253C

San Marcos, TX 78666

[email protected]

www.neuropsychopathology.com

Tel: (512) 245-2236

Fax: (512) 245-3153

2011 – 2015 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Harvard Medical School

Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital Advisor: Sabine Wilhelm

2007 – 2011 Ph.D., Neuropsychology Tel Aviv University, Israel Doctoral Dissertation: Comparative neuropsychology and disorder-specific symptomatology of

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Advisor: Reuven Dar

2004 – 2006 M.A., Summa Cum Laude, Clinical and Rehabilitative Neuropsychology The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Israel Master’s Thesis: A clinical construct validity study of a novel computerized battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults Advisor: Avraham Schweiger

2000 – 2003 B.A., Behavioral Sciences, Psychology Major The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Israel Departmental Honors

2017 Star Reviewer – Excellence in peer

reviewing - top 20 in 2016

Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry

mailto:[email protected]://www.neuropsychopathology.com/


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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2017 College of Liberal Arts Achievement

Award for Excellence in Scholarly/

Creative Activity

College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University

2017 Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Alpha Chi National Honor Society- Texas State

University chapter

2017 2016 APS Rising Star – Awarded to

early career psychological scientists for

advancing the field of psychology

Association for Psychological Sciences

2014 Top Reviewer 2013 – Recognition of

Excellence in Peer Reviewing

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related

Disorders

2011 Rothschild Post-Doctoral Fellowship ($57,000)

The Rothschild Family Foundation, Yad-Hanadiv,

Israel

2010 Doctoral Student Excellence Award ($9,000)

Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University

2010 Doctoral Student Travel Fellowship ($500)

The Israeli National Psychobiology Institute

2009 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Doctoral Studies ($2,000)

The David and Paulina Trotsky Foundation

Tel Aviv University

2009 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Doctoral Studies ($1,500)

The Perry Family Foundation,

Tel Aviv University, Israel

2007 Summa Cum Laude in Psychology The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Israel

2006 President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements ($1,000)

The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Israel

2005 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements ($1,000)


2004 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements ($1,000)


2004 Special Internal Travel Award The Academic College of Tel Aviv, Israel

2009 – 2011 Private Practice Israel Department of Health License: ‘Expert in Rehabilitation and Clinical Neuropsychology’

2009 – 2010 Co-founder and Director of Psychological Services

Adult ADHD Clinic at Sheba Medical Center,

Israel

2008 – 2010 Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship

Department of Psychiatry,

Neuropsychogeriatric/Memory Clinic at Sheba

Medical Center, Israel


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PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Publications:

1. Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., & Dar, R. (in-press) Explicit Instructions Facilitates

Performance of OCD Participants but Impairs Performance of non-OCD Participants on the Serial

Reaction Time Task. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

2. Hamo, N.**, Abramovitch, A., Zohar, A. (2018) A computerized neuropsychological investigation of

cognitive function in a subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and

Experimental Psychiatry 52, 142-149.

3. Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Raveh-Gottfried, S., Hamo, N., Abramowitz, J.A. (in-press) Meta-

Analysis of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Neuropsychology Review.

4. Geller, D.A., Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Cooperman, A., Baer, L.,

Stewart, S.E. (2018) Neurocognitive function in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. World Journal

of Biological Psychiatry 19(2) 142-151.

5. Brunner, D*., Abramovitch, A., Etherton, J. (2017) A yoga program for cognitive enhancement. PLoS ONE

12(8), e0182366.

6. Siev, J1., Abramovitch, A1. Ogen, G.*, Burstein*, A., Asala, H., Huppert, J.D. (2017) Religion,

Moral Thought-Action Fusion, and Obsessive-Compulsive Features in Israeli Muslims and Jews. Mental

Health, Religion & Culture 20(7), 696-707. 1Denotes equal contribution

7. McKay, D., Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J.A., Deacon, B. (2017) Association and Causation in Brain

Imaging: The Case of OCD. American Journal of Psychiatry 174(6), 597-597.

8. Abramovitch, A., Hallion, L.S., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Walkup, J.T., Piacentini, J.,

Scahill, L., Deckersbach, T., Wilhelm, S. (2017) Neurocognitive predictors of treatment response to

randomized treatment in adults with tic disorders. Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology and

Biological Psychiatry 74, 9-14.

9. Kalanthroff, E., Abramovitch, A., Steinman, S., Abramowitz, J.S., Simpson, H.B. (2016) The chicken or

the egg: What drives OCD? Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 11, 9-12.

2006 – 2008 Clinical Neuropsychology Internship

The National Institute for the Rehabilitation

of the Brain Injured, Israel

2005 – 2006 Clinical Neuropsychology Practicum The National Institute for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, Israel

2003 – 2007 Research Assistant Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute; Department of Psychology,


2004 – 2007 Statistical Consultant Self Employed


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10. Abramovitch, A. Misdiagnosis of ADHD in Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:

Guidelines for Practitioners. (2016) Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry 3(3), 225-234. (Invited Review).

11. Braga, T.D., Abramovitch, A., Fontenelle, L.F., Ferrão, Y.A., Gomes, J.B., Vivan, A.S., Ecker, K.K.,

Bortoncello, C.F., Mittelman, A., Miguel, E.C., Trentini, C.M., Cordioli, A.V., (2016)

Neuropsychological predictors of treatment response to cognitive behavioral group therapy in

obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression and Anxiety, 33, 848-861.

12. Abramovitch, A., McKay, D. (2016) Behavioral Impulsivity in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal

of Behavioral Addictions 5(3), 395-397.

13. Rasmussen, J., Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Wilhelm, S. (2016) Scrupulosity and contamination OCD are

not associated with deficits in response inhibition. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental

Psychiatry 50, 120-126.

14. Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2015) Misuse of neuropsychology in psychiatry research: The

intoxicating appeal of neo-reductionism. The Behavior Therapist 38(7), 187-191. Invited paper.

15. Abramovitch, A., Reese, H., Woods, D.W., Peterson, A., Deckersbach, T., Piacentini, J., Scahill, L.,

Wilhelm, S. (2015) Psychometric Properties of a Self-Report Instrument for the Assessment of Tic

Severity in Adults with Tic Disorders. Behavior Therapy 46(6), 786-796.

16. Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A., Mittelman, A., Tankersley, A.P., Abramowitz, J.S. (2015)

Neuropsychological investigations in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review of

methodological challenges. Psychiatry Research 228, 112-120.

17. Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Geller, D.A. (2015)

Neuropsychological test performance in pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 56(8), 837-847.

18. Abramovitch, A., Cooperman, A. (2015) The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Obsessive-Compulsive

Disorder: A Critical Review. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 5, 24-36.

(Invited Review).

19. Thompson-Hollands, J., Abramovitch, A., Tompson, M.C., Barlow, D.H. (2015) A randomized clinical

trial of a brief family intervention to reduce accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Behavior Therapy 46(2), 218-229.

20. Goldzweig, G., Abramovitch, A., Brenner, B., Perry, S., Peretz, T., Baider, L. (2015) Expectations and

level of satisfaction of patients and their physicians: Concordance and discrepancies.

Psychosomatics 56(5), 521-529.

21. Abramovitch, A., Shaham, N.*, Levin, L.*, Bar-Hen, M., Schweiger, A. (2015). Response inhibition in a

subclinical obsessive-compulsive sample. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

46, 66-71.

22. Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Comorbidity between attention

deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder across the life span: A systematic

and critical review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 23(4), 1-18.

23. Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Geller, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2015). Cigarette smoking in

obsessive-compulsive disorder and unaffected parents of OCD patients. European Psychiatry 30(1),

137-144.


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24. Pauls, D.L., Abramovitch, A., Rauch, S.L., Geller, D.A. (2014). The neuroscience of obsessive-

compulsive disorder: An integrative genetic and neurobiological perspective. Nature Reviews

Neuroscience 15, 410-424.

25. Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. (2014). Improbability of response inhibition as a causal etiological

factor of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 217(3), 253-254.

26. Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Anhedonia in obsessive-compulsive

disorder: Beyond comorbid depression. Psychiatry Research 216(2), 223-229.

27. Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J., Mittelman, A. (2013). The Neuropsychology of adult obsessive-

compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 33(8), 1163-1171.

28. Abramovitch, A., Doron, G., Sar-El, D., Altenburger, E. (2013). Subtle threats to moral self-perceptions

trigger obsessive-compulsive related cognitions. Cognitive Therapy and Research 37(6), 1132-1139.

29. Abramovitch, A., Goldzweig, G., Schweiger, A. (2013). Correlates of physical activity with intrusive

thoughts, worry and impulsivity in adults with attention deficit\hyperactivity disorder: A cross-

sectional pilot study. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences 50(1), 47-54.

30. Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Mittelman, A., Schweiger, A. (2013). Don't judge a book by its cover:

ADHD-like symptoms in obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and

Related Disorders 2(1), 53-61.

31. Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Henin, A., Geller, D.A. (2012). Neuroimaging and neuropsychological

findings in pediatric OCD: A review and developmental considerations. Neuropsychiatry 2(4), 1-17.

32. Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Hermesh, H., Schweiger, A. (2012). Comparative neuropsychology of adult

obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Implications for a novel

executive overload model of OCD. Journal of Neuropsychology 6(2), 161-191.

33. Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A., Hermesh, H. (2011). Neuropsychological impairments and

their association with obsessive-compulsive symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Archives of

Clinical Neuropsychology, 26(4), 364-376.

34. Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2009). Unwanted intrusive and worrisome thoughts in adults with

attention deficit\hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Research 168(3), 230-233.

35. Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G.E., Simon E.S. (2007). A clinical construct validity study of

a novel computerized battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults. Journal of clinical and

Experimental Neuropsychology 29(1), 100-111.

* denotes undergraduate student/mentee

** denotes graduate student

Manuscripts Under Review:

Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Cooperman, A., van Balkom, A., Giltay E., Penninx, B., van Oppen, P. (under

review) Body mass index in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Abramovitch, A., McKay, D., Wilhelm, S. Maximizing validity, reliability, and quality of data in online

studies in OCD. Manuscript in preparation.


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Soref, A., Dar, R., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Poznanski, Y. Intact capacity for implicit processing, and

a preference for explicit processing, in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Manuscript in preparation.

Abramovitch A., Brunner, D.*, Johnson, M.**, Mittelman A., DenNadai, A. Severity of Obsessive-

Compulsive Disorder is not associated with neuropsychological test performance. Manuscript in

preparation.

Soref, A., Dar, R., Liberman, N., Eitam, B., Abramovitch, A. Elevated Control in Complex Implicit Learning

Task Impairs Performance of Participants with High OC Tendencies, but Facilitates Performance of

Participants with Low OC Tendencies. Manuscript in preparation.

Geller, D.A., Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Cooperman, A., Baer, L. Neuropsychological

functioning in OCD probands and unaffected relatives. Manuscript in preparation.

* denotes undergraduate student/mentee

** denotes graduate student

Book Chapters

Abramovitch, A. (2017) Neuropsychological function in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In M. Pittenger,

(Ed.). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment. (pp. 149-160).

New York City, Oxford University Press.

Abramovitch, A., Berman, A., Calkins, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive Compulsive and Related

Disorders. In P. Blaney & R.F. Krueger & T. Millon (Eds.). Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology 3rd Ed

(pp. 163-190). New York City, Oxford University Press.

Abramovitch, A., Elliott, C.M., Steketee, G., Wilson, A., Wilhelm, S. (2014). Obsessive-Compulsive

Disorder: Assessment and Treatment. In P. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.). The Wiley Handbook of

Anxiety Disorders (pp. 1111-1144). Chichester, UK: John Wiley and Sons.

Peer Reviewed Presentations at International and National Scientific Meetings:

Hayatbini, N. **, Abramovitch, A. (2018) Association between Body Image Disturbance and Willingness to

Undergo Elective Cosmetic Surgery: The Mediation Role of Cognitive Fusion. Poster to be presented at

the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Raveh-Gottfried, S., Hamo, N., Abramowitz, J.S (2018) Superior IQ in

obsessive-compulsive disorder? A meta-analysis of a 115-year- old myth. Talk presented at The 6th

Annual Meeting of the European Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Special Interest

Group on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Assisi, Italy.

Abramovitch, A. (2018) The neuropsychology of OCD across the life span: a critical perspective. Position

Paper Talk presented at The 6th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Behavioral and

Cognitive Therapies Special Interest Group on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Assisi, Italy.

Abramovitch, A., Anholt, G., Raveh-Gottfried, S., Hamo, N., Abramowitz, J.S (2017) IQ in Obsessive-

Compulsive Disorder – A meta-analysis of a 120 year old myth. In A. Abramovitch, and L. Hallion,

(Chairs) Cognitive Control, IQ, and Inattention in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Symposium talk

presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San

Diego, CA.


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Brunner, D. L., Johnson, M. L., Abramovitch, A. (2017). Neuropsychological test-performance and symptom

severity in OCD: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.

Soref, A., Liberman, N., Abramovitch, A., Dar., R. (2017). Explicit Instructions Facilitate Performance of OCD Participants but Impair Performance of non-OCD Participants on the Serial Reaction Time Task.

In E. Oren (Chair), Cognitive Mechanisms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Symposium talk

presented at the 3rd Rome Workshop on Experimental Psychopathology, Rome, Italy.

Abramovitch, A., Minns, S., Stark, A., Short, T. (2016) Cognitive functioning and psychopathology: A

systematic review of meta-analyses across DSM conditions. In B. Deacon (Chair) Wagging the dog:

How the biomedical model has affected funding priorities, scientific agendas, and endorsement of

chemical imbalance myth. Symposium talk presented at the 50th Annual Convention of the Association

for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Siev, J., Abramovitch, A., Ginberg, J., Ogen, G., Burstein, A., & Huppert, J. D. (2016). Religion, moral

thought-action fusion, and obsessive-compulsive features in Israeli Muslims and Jews. Poster presented at

the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A. (2016) The Curious Case of Concomitant ADHD and OCD: A

Systematic Review of the Evidence. In R. Dar (Chair) Cognitive and meta-cognitive perspectives on

obsessive-compulsive disorder. Symposium talk presented at the 29th Annual Convention of the

Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Soref, A., Abramovitch, A., Dar, R. (2016) Elevated Responsibility in Implicit Learning Task Impairs

Otherwise Intact Performance of Participants with OCD. Talk presented at The 5th Annual Meeting of

the European Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Special Interest Group on Obsessive-

Compulsive Disorder, Assisi, Italy.

Abramovitch, A., (2015) The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A critical

Perspective. Talk presented at the 3rd Annual New England OCD Research Symposium. Orange, CT.

Abramovitch, A., Cooperman, A., Shaham, N., Levin, L., Bar-Hen, M., Schweiger, A. (2014). Assessment of

Response Inhibition in a Subclinical Obsessive-Compulsive Sample. Poster presented at the 48th annual

convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

Thompson-Hollands, J., Abramovitch, A., Tompson, M.C., Barlow, D.H. (2014). Reducing accommodation

in the family members of adults with OCD: Impact on individual treatment outcome. In J. Thompson-

Hollands (Chair), Reaching Families in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Symposium

presented at the 48th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,

Philadelphia, PA.

Abramovitch, A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Geller, D.A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2014). The Good News: Familial

protective factor against cigarette smoking in OCD. Poster presented at the 21st annual conference of the

International OCD Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.

Abramovitch, A. (2014). The Neuropsychology of OCD: Concepts, Controversies, and the State of the Field.

Talk presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), Los Angeles,

CA.

Abramovitch, A., Geller, D.A., Mittelman, A., Stark, A., Ramsey, K., Baer, L. (2014). Neuropsychological

Findings in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Impact of Comorbid

Conditions. In J.F. McGuire (Chair), Advances in Clinical, Neuropsychological, and Phenomenological

Research in Pediatric OCD: Implications for Assessment and Treatment. Symposium presented at the

33rd Annual Conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Chicago, IL.


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Abramovitch A., Altenburger, E., Doron, G., Sar-El, D., (2014). Subtle Threats to Moral Self-perceptions

Activate Obsessive-Compulsive Cognitions. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Chicago, IL.

Abramovitch, A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2013). “Woefully OCD”: Clinically significant anhedonia in

obsessive-compulsive disorder. Poster presented at the 47th annual convention of the Association for

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

Stark, A.*, Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Geller, D.A., Wilhelm, S. (2013). Obsessive-compulsive

disorder as a protective factor against cigarette smoking. Poster presented at the 47th Annual C onvention

of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

Abramovitch, A., Geller, D.A., Stark, A., Cooperman, A., Mittelman, A., Baer, L. (2013).

Neuropsychological test performance in youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Impact of clinical

correlates and comorbid conditions. Poster presented at the Massachusetts General Hospital 11th Annual

Clinical Research Day, Boston, MA.

Abramovitch, A., Wilhelm, S. (2013). Anhedonia in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Beyond comorbid

depression. In R. Dar (Chair) New Directions in Studying Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Symposium

presented at the 7th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Lima, Peru.

Abramovitch, A., Abramowitz, J. S., Mittelman, A. (2013). Neuropsychological impairments in obsessive-

compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. In A. Abramovitch (Chair) The Interface Between Cognitive

Neuropsychology, Neurobiology, and Psychopathology: Insight into the Neuroscience of OCD and

Related Disorders. Symposium presented at the 7th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies, Lima, Peru.

Abramovitch, A., Reuman, L., Wilhelm, S. (2013). Obsessive-compulsive disorder as a protective factor

against cigarette smoking and obesity. Poster presented at the 2013 Harvard Medical School Department

of Psychiatry Annual Research Day.

Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A., Dar, R. (2013). Integrating neuropsychology, neurobiology, and

phenomenology: A critique on ADHD-OCD comorbidity across the lifespan. Poster presented at the 24th

Annual Meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, Boston, MA.

Reuman, L.*, Abramovitch, A., Wilhelm, S. (2013). “Woefully OCD”: Clinically significant anhedonia in

OCD. Poster presented at the 64th Meeting of the MGH Scientific Advisory Committee, Boston, MA

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A. (2012). A critical evaluation of co-occurring OCD and ADHD

symptoms in an adult sample. Poster presented at The 32nd Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders

Association of America, Washington DC.

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A. (2010). Comparative neuropsychiatry of obsessive compulsive

disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: implication for the likelihood of comorbidity. In I.

Yovel (Chair), cognitive processes in obsessive compulsive disorder: visual attention, explicit memory,

executive functions and neurocognitive deficits. Symposium presented at the 6th World Congress of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Boston, MA.

Abramovitch, A., Dar, R., Schweiger, A. (2009). Losing control?: Impulsivity, compulsivity and executive

control in obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In R. Dar (Chair),

perceived and actual behavioral control in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Symposium presented at the

39th Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Abramovitch, A., Weisman, D., Hoffien, D. (2008). Remediation of memory functions among patients with

TBI through a group intervention in a comprehensive neuropsychological rehabilitation program: case


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presentations. Poster presented at The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Neuropsychological Society, Haifa,

Israel.

Abramovitch, A., Goldzweig, G., Schweiger, A. (2007). Effects of physical activity on intrusive thoughts,

worry and impulsivity in college students with ADHD: An exploratory study. Presented at Proceedings of

the Joint Congress 2007 SEA Games & ASEAN Para Games Scientific Congress and 5th Bangkok

ASPASP International Congress on Sport Psychology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Simon, E.S., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G.M., Schweiger, A. (2005). Validation of a novel, comprehensive

computerized assessment for adult ADHD. Poster presented at the158th Annual Meeting of the American

Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, GA.

Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, G.M., Simon, E.S. (2005). A clinical construct validity study of a

novel computerized battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults. Poster presented at the 33rd

Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Dublin, Ireland.

Schweiger, A., Abramovitch, A., Doniger, M.G., Simon, E.S. (2004). A clinical construct validity study of a

novel internet-based computerized battery for the diagnosis of ADHD in young adults. Poster presented at

the 32nd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, USA.

Abramovitch, A., Kachman, G., Schweiger, A. (2004). Impact of exercise on intrusive thoughts, worry and

impulsivity in college students with ADHD. Poster presented at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American

Psychological Association: Honolulu, Hawaii.

INVITED TALKS

Abramovitch, A. (November, 2016) The neuropsychology of OCD across the life span: a critical perspective.

Joint Conference of the Dutch Society for Neuropsychology and the Dutch Psychiatric Association. The

Dutch Society for Neuropsychology, Utrecht, Netherlands

Abramovitch, A. (July, 2016) Mental Health: Some thoughts about illness, disease, and other types of

baloney. Invited Talk, Nathan Rehabilitation Community. Tel Aviv, Israel.

Abramovitch, A. (April, 2016) Use and Abuse of Cognitive Neuropsychology in Psychiatry Research.

Invited Talk, Institute of Mental Health Research, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at

Austin. Austin, TX.

Abramovitch, A., (October, 2014). Comorbidity between OCD and ADHD across the lifespan: A critical

perspective. Invite talk, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders UMass Worcester Lecture Series;

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Affiliate of the International OCD Foundation. University of

Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA.

Abramovitch, A., (February, 2014). On pleasure: Anhedonia, tobacco smoking and obesity in obsessive-

compulsive disorder. Invite talk, Center for Depression Anxiety and Stress Research, McLean Hospital,

Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA.

Abramovitch, A., (June, 2013). The NIMH Research Domain Criteria’s ‘Cognitive Systems Domain’: An

Overview. Invited lecture, OCD and Related Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts

General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Abramovitch, A., (March, 2013). Anhedonia, smoking and obesity in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Invited

lecture, OCD and Related Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.


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Abramovitch, A., (March, 2013). On pleasure: anhedonia, tobacco smoking and obesity in obsessive-

compulsive disorder. Invited guest lecturer, ‘Anxiety Disorders’ – Professor Richard McNally,

Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Abramovitch, A., (February, 2013). Anhedonia in obsessive compulsive disorder – beyond comorbid

depression. Invited lecture, Center for Anxiety & Traumatic Stress Related Disorders, Department of

Psychiatry. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

POSITIONS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

2018 – 2018 Program Committee Member 52nd Annual Meeting of the Association of

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT),

Washington DC, 2018.

2018 – 2018 Scientific Committee Member Annual Meeting of the European Association th6

of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT)

Special Interest Group (SIG) on OCD, Assisi,

Italy, 2018.

2017 – 2017 Program Committee Member 51th Annual Meeting of the Association of


San Diego, CA, 2017.



NYC, NY, 2016.



Chicago, IL, 2015.

2014 – 2015 Program Committee Member 33rd Annual Conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA),

Miami, FL, 2015.

2014 – 2014 Program Committee Member 48th Annual Meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT),

Philadelphia, PA, 2014.

2011 – Present Associate Faculty, Faculty of 1000 Faculty of 1000: The world’s top scientists and clinicians systematically organize and evaluate

the vast literature across biology and medicine

via post-publication peer review. Anxiety

Disorders Section.

2010 – 2011 Instructional Staff Leader, Abnormal Psychology

Lead a team of 3 Lecturers and 4 Teaching

Fellows. Formulating and coordinating course

content and course level between lecturers.

Managing grading guidelines and writing of

exams.

Editorial Positions


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2015 – Present Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology

2016 – Present Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychiatry

2017 - Present Associate Editor, Journal of Medical Psychology

Journal Editorial Boards

2015 – Present Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

2017 – Present Psychiatry Research

2017 – Present Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Practice

Grant Reviewing 2014 – Present The German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (2014)

Israel Science Foundation (2015, 2018)

International OCD Foundation Grant Program - Scientific Review Board Member (2017)

Ad Hoc Reviewer (2009-Present)

Acta Neuropsychiatrica (X2)

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

)6Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology (X

Behavior Modification

Behavior Therapy

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Biological Psychiatry (X3)

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging

Child Development

Clinical Psychological Science (X2)

Clinical Psychology Review

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (X2) Cognitive Therapy and Research (X3) Comprehensive Psychiatry (X2)

Depression and Anxiety (X3)

European Psychiatry (X2)

Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings (X2)

Journal of Anxiety Disorders (X4)

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry (X13)

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (X4)

Journal of Clinical and Counseling Psychology

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (X2)

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (X22)

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (X3)

Lancet Psychiatry

tionMental Health and Preven

Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Neuropsychology

Neuropsychology Review

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

PLOS One


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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

(X2) Biological Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology-Progress in Neuro

)7Psychiatry Research (X1

Psychological Bulletin

)3(XPsychological Medicine

Scientific Reports

Swiss Journal of Psychology

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

The European Journal of Psychiatry

The Neuroscientist

2015 – Present Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology

2015 – Present Society for the Teaching of Psychology

2014 – 2016 International OCD Foundation 2013 – Present Association for Psychological Sciences 2012 – Present Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2004 – Present American Psychological Association

Spring 2018 Abnormal Psychology Department of Psychology


Fall 2017 Spring 2017 Abnormal Psychology Department of Psychology


Fall 2016 Spring 2016 Abnormal Psychology Department of Psychology


Fall 2015 Summer 2015

Abnormal Psychology Department of Psychology


Fall 2014

Instructor in Psychology

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:

Disentangling Myth From Fact

Harvard University Extension School

Fall 2013 Instructor in Psychology

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:

Disentangling Myth From Fact

Harvard University Extension School

Spring 2013 Teaching Fellow

The Psychology of Close Relationships

Department of Psychology Harvard University

Fall 2010 Adjunct Lecturer

Abnormal Psychology I Cognitive Psychology –Perception Thesis Seminar on OCD

Department of Psychology The Academic College of Tel-Aviv

Spring 2011 Adjunct Lecturer

Abnormal Psychology II

Thesis Seminar on OCD



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ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS IN OTHER MEDIA

Abramovitch, A., Mittelman, A. (2013) OCD and ADHD: The Cognitive 'Cost' of Obsessions, Comorbidity,

and Misdiagnosis. Newsletter of the International OCD Foundation 27 (1).

Abramovitch, A., Schweiger, A. (2010). Unwanted intrusive and worrisome thoughts in adults with attention

deficit\hyperactivity disorder. Mensa Research Journal 41(3), 31-36. Post-publication peer review -

Selected for publication for a special issue of the Mensa Foundation Research Journal on adult ADHD.



Theories of Personality II


Fall 2008 Teaching Fellow

Abnormal Psychology I

Theories of Personality I















Introduction to Cognitive Psychology




Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant



Fall 2005 Teaching Assistant








Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy









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2016 School threats in Round Rock ISD remain low over Past

Decade (Interview for an article)

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/school-

threats-round-rock-isd-remain-low-over-past-

decade/7RogFOVVT517x9JimexQnM/

2016 Is superior memory really a form of OCD? – New York

Magazine (Interview for an article)

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/04/is-

superior-memory-really-a-form-of-ocd.html

2013 OCD-ADHD Comorbidity – The International OCD

Foundation’s Expert Opinion section

www.ocfoundation.org

2013 Obsessive-compulsive symptoms can manifest through

ADHD – Clinical Psychiatry News

www.clinicalpsychiatrynews.com

2012 Mistaking OCD for ADHD Has Serious Consequences

– Science Daily

www.sciencedaily.com

2012 The perils of mistaking OCD for ADHD –

The British Psychological Society News Section

www.bps.org.uk

2012 Distinguishing ADHD from OCD critical to

treatment success – PsychCentral

www.psychcentral.com

2012 OCD, ADHD confused but therapy differs –

United Press International

www.upi.com/Health_News/2012

2004 Short Attention Span? Exercise (interview for an article) Prevention Magazine

Documents

Amitai Abramovitch, Ph.D.€¦ · The Rothschild Family Foundation, Yad-Hanadiv, Israel 2010 Doctoral Student Excellence Award ($9,000) Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University